'It'd be good to spend some time dating': Sam Smith reveals he's taking a hiatus from touring to 'live his life'... following his Spectre success

He's had a meteoric rise to the top of the charts since he burst onto the pop scene three years ago.

But chart-topping singer Sam Smith has revealed he's decided to take a break from touring to 'live his life', following his award-winning musical success on both sides of the Atlantic.

Speaking after his gig at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, the 23-year-old singer explained his decision, saying he wants to enjoy some time at home and 'it'd be good to spend some time dating'.

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'It'd be good to spend some time dating': Sam Smith has revealed he's decided to take a break from touring to 'live his life', following his award-winning musical success on both sides of the Atlantic

Sam had been performing at CBS Radio's We Can Survive concert, held in aid of breast cancer awareness, and revealed his decision to take a touring hiatus during an interview with ET Online.

Revealing the difficult decision to step away from live-performances for an unknown period of time, he said: 'I am sad, but also it feels right. It's my last performance in America, and it feels right to do it in such a beautiful setting.'

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He explained his reasons, explaining: 'I've been going now for three years nonstop and it feels right for me to just go home and just live my life and be a 23-year-old.

'My love life, the downs and ups, it never stops, so I'm always inspired by stuff like that, but it'd be good to spend some time dating.'

'I've been going now for three years nonstop and it feels right for me to just go home and just live my life and be a 23-year-old': Speaking after his LA gig on Saturday, he said he wants to enjoy some time at home

But while fans of the singer will be disappointed by the news, Sam appears to have picked the right time to step-back and contemplate his next move - following his latest success with Spectre.

Attending the royal premiere of the latest James Bond film in London on Monday night, the singer hit the red carpet along with the movies stars after he provided the lead song for the film.

But while Sam's track, Writing On The Wall, has been a hit not only with fans of his and the Bond franchise, the singer recently revealed a more artistic desire drove him to pursue the accolade.

Bowing out on a high: But while fans of the singer will be disappointed by the news, Sam appears to have picked the right time to step-back and contemplate his next move - following his latest success with Spectre

Far from normal: Mingling with Hollywood A-Listers including Daniel Craig, Sam Mendes, Chritoph Waltz and Monica Bellucci at the royal premiere in London, the singer seemed perfectly at ease

Speaking about his decision to step outside of his own career and pen a song for the film, he said: 'For me the most timeless thing you can do, outside of writing your own records or film or anything, is Bond.

'It's the most timeless, classiest thing there is to me to do so to be in the short list for something like that is unreal but to do it, just hasn't sunk in.'

Sam is currently in the midst of a world tour alongside his promotional work for Spectre, but according to his website the last live appearance he is due to perform will be in December.

Wrapping up the Australian leg of the tour on December 12th, Sam appears to be ending his current live commitments at the Entertainment Centre in Brisbane.

A winter break: Sam is currently in the midst of a world tour alongside his promotional work for Spectre, but according to his website the last live appearance he is due to perform will be in December, in Australia